Hogwarts: Jade, stop controlling Harry!

Finally, Xiaoyu happily hugged her newly acquired cool pet and walked out of the pet store.

Quirrell followed behind, his steps faltering.

His steps appeared unusually unsteady.

As I walked down the steps, I even slipped and almost fell to the ground.

Oh, poor little thing, he's almost crying!

Xiaoyu also saw Qiluo's disheveled state and felt a little guilty, after all, Qiluo couldn't even hold a quill pen properly when he signed the installment payment agreement.

Xiaoyu said considerately, "Thank you, Professor Quirrell, for buying it for me. You're such a kind person!"

Xiaoyu felt that she was overthinking it.

Professor Quirrell is just a little weak, a little socially awkward, and a little poor.

What bad intentions could he possibly have?

He even bought a pet as a gift for someone he didn't know at all!

Quirrell tried to force a smile, but after a long struggle, he couldn't manage it. He could only manage a dry, forced smile before saying, "It's alright, Harry, this is what I promised you..."

These words sound more like an attempt to convince oneself to accept reality.

Although Quirrell couldn't come up with the money right away, the pet shop owner, out of respect for Quirrell's status as a Hogwarts professor, kindly offered him a small installment loan.

Although interest rates are a bit high in the UK... well, that's what happens when you live in a capitalist society.

Quirrell was about to spend half of his teaching salary to fill this huge hole... and Hogwarts professors are not exactly wealthy.

At this moment, in Quirrell's mind, the Dark Lord was speaking in a hoarse voice.

"Enough, you piece of trash. It's just a few hundred Galleons. When I'm resurrected, you'll receive a reward a thousand times, ten thousand times greater."

"Now, continue to get closer to this boy. I need to know how he performed that invisibility spell!"

Clearly, Jade's previous invisibility had greatly piqued the Dark Lord's interest.

The Dark Lord desperately wanted to know—what extraordinary power did this boy, who had escaped death from his hands and even killed him, possess!

"Yes, my master..."

Quirrell quietly suppressed the faint lingering doubt that had just crossed his mind...

How could the great Dark Lord deceive a mere Quirrell?

Once the Dark Lord is resurrected, he will be the greatest contributor and will surely gain immeasurable wealth!

But Xiaoyu hadn't had enough of shopping yet.

This is just the beginning!

After scanning the street for a while, Xiaoyu's gaze finally landed on the flying broom shop next door.

Oh, right, she felt she was missing a flying broom.

.....

Unfortunately.

Xiaoyu wanted a flying broom, but that wish was shattered.

Xiaoyu was about to walk into the Flying Broom specialty store again.

Terrified, Quirrell ignored the Dark Lord's orders and rushed forward to stop her.

And tell Jade that Hogwarts does not allow first-year students to bring flying brooms to school.

This was stated in the acceptance letter sent to her.

Damn it!

If this boy wanted the latest Nimbus 2000, Quirrell felt that even if he were disassembled and sold, he still couldn't afford it!

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyu suddenly understood.

No wonder I felt like I'd seen the term "flying broom" somewhere before.

But in doing so, Xiaoyu had no choice but to give up and instead decided to continue browsing.

After all, this street is really interesting.

But for the sake of his empty wallet, Quirrell still forcibly dragged Jade to a drink shop to sit down.

Immediately afterwards, the waiter came over and handed the menu to Xiaoyu.

"What would you like to eat, child?"

The waiter said to Xiaoyu in a friendly manner, "I personally recommend this crispy ice cream."

"Alright then, I'll give it a try!" Xiaoyu said without the slightest hesitation.

The two made the decision so quickly and pleasantly.

Without even consulting Quirrell, who had just sat down on the chair.

Until the waiter turned his gaze to him.

"Sir, what would you like to do?"

Quirrell watched as the waiter casually tore apart the note written with the automatic quill pen, the note folding itself and flying into the store. He nearly ground his teeth to dust...

"No, I just want a glass of ice water," Quirrell said weakly and helplessly.

He just wants to be alone to calm down.

Nobody told him that raising a child is so expensive!

Perhaps they share the same feeling.

This time, the great Dark Lord did not punish his poor servant.

.....

And so, under the parasol outside the iced drink shop.

Xiaoyu was engrossed in eating her dessert, while Qiluo was intently questioning the meaning of life; everything was so harmonious and beautiful.

Xiaoyu loves this smoothie so much.

On a hot summer day, a spoonful of sweet and cool shaved ice is simply a treat.

She didn't receive the same treatment from Uncle Long.

Uncle Long would only say: "Jade, eating too many sweets will give you cavities. By the way, did you brush your teeth this morning?"

Xiaoyu could guess the answer without even thinking.

Thinking of this, Xiaoyu withdrew the last trace of longing she felt for Uncle Long, her father, and District Thirteen.

Children her age are at an age where they desperately want to break free from their parents' control and enjoy freedom to the fullest.

If you don't have enough fun, why would you miss home?

It wasn't until Xiaoyu's thick glass of shaved ice was almost empty that Qiluo finally emerged from the sadness of carrying a heavy debt.

Now he's preparing to establish another relationship with Xiaoyu.

Coincidentally, Xiaoyu had also been thinking the same thing for a long time, and she couldn't wait to uncover the mystery in her heart.

So Xiaoyu took the initiative to speak.

"Professor Quirrell, why do people get so excited when they see me or hear my name?"

Quirrell was taken aback, then stammered, "Dumbledore...didn't he tell you?"

Xiaoyu shook her head.

Seeing this, although Quirrell was so nervous that sweat beaded on his forehead again, he still tremblingly began to tell Jade about that past event...

Although Quirrell was only hearing about it secondhand.

Eleven years ago, he was a student at Hogwarts.

.....

It's about 50 meters away from that ice cream shop, at a road corner.

Diagon Alley, paved with cobblestones, is not a straight line and is inherently winding.

And to be honest, Snape always had a quality that people could subconsciously ignore, yet couldn't completely ignore.

So Snape blended perfectly into that corner.

He turned slightly to the side, keeping a close eye on the two people sitting under the parasol out of the corner of his eye.

Snape had been observing Quirrell and Jade for quite some time.

His initial judgment was correct.

Quirrell quietly left the bar at its noisiest moment, and it turned out to be because of that boy.

The boy's skill in invisibility surprised and even shocked Snape.

He had never heard of it before.

What young wizard, who hasn't even started school yet, could so easily cast such an advanced and complex spell as Disillusionment?

Even families that consider themselves pure-blooded nobles would not teach their young wizards such profound and complex spells before their magical abilities have fully stabilized.

Moreover, as far as Snape knew, Harry Potter had always stayed at his aunt's house.

And his aunt and uncle seem to...deeply hate magic!

This boy is hiding other secrets!

This was Snape's first reaction; he was becoming increasingly interested in Harry Potter.

Of course, it's also possible that this boy truly inherited his mother's intelligence and wisdom...

Dumbledore did not lie to him about this.

After confirming that Quirrell didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards the boy, and even bought Harry Potter a pet and an iced drink.

Snape felt it was time to go and get the boy back on track.

He doesn't trust Quirrell.

Everyone else thought Quirrell was just a timid, submissive guy. But Snape could smell a familiar scent about Quirrell.

That feeling is called ambition.